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Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Nonvested Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term

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Period which an employee's right to exercise an award is no longer contingent on satisfaction of either a service condition, market condition or a performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The weighted average fair value of nonvested awards on equity-based plans excluding option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, revenue or profit achievement stock award plan) for which the employer is contingently obligated to issue equity instruments or transfer assets to an employee who has not yet satisfied service or performance criteria necessary to gain title to proceeds from the sale of the award or underlying shares or units.

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The estimated dividend rate (a percentage of the share price) to be paid (expected dividends) to holders of the underlying shares over the option's term.

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For each plan, identification of the award pricing model or other valuation method used in calculating the weighted average fair values disclosed. The model is also used to calculate the compensation expense that is shown within the balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow. Examples of valuation techniques are lattice models (binomial model), closed-form models (Black-Scholes-Merton formula), and a Monte Carlo simulation technique. Fair value is the amount at which an asset or liability could be bought or incurred or sold or settled in a current transaction between willing parties, that is, other than in a forced or liquidation sale. May include disclosures about the assumptions underlying application of the method selected.

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The risk-free interest rate assumption that is used in valuing an option on its own shares.

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Weighted average expected volatility rate of share-based compensation awards.

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The highest percentage of annual salary that an employee is permitted to utilize with respect to the plan.

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The difference between the maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) authorized for issuance under the plan (including the effects of amendments and adjustments), and the sum of: 1) the number of shares (or other type of equity) already issued upon exercise of options or other equity-based awards under the plan; and 2) shares (or other type of equity) reserved for issuance on granting of outstanding awards, net of cancellations and forfeitures, if applicable.

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The number of shares into which fully or partially vested stock options outstanding as of the balance sheet date can be currently converted under the option plan.

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For presentations that combine terminations, the number of shares under options that were cancelled during the reporting period as a result of occurrence of a terminating event specified in contractual agreements pertaining to the stock option plan or that expired.

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Gross number of share options (or share units) granted during the period.

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Equity Plans - Share Based Compensation (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Aug. 30, 2018	Aug. 31, 2017	Sep. 01, 2016
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares available for future awards (in shares)	125
Employee stock option
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding [Roll Forward]
Number of shares outstanding (in shares)	33
Number of shares granted (in shares)	2	8	8
Number of shares exercised (in shares)	(16)
Number of shares canceled or expired (in shares)	(1)
Number of shares outstanding (in shares)	18	33
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price [Roll Forward]
Weighted average exercise price per share for options outstanding (in dollars per share)	$ 19.32
Weighted average exercise price per share for options granted (in dollars per share)	43.30
Weighted average exercise price per share for options exercised (in dollars per share)	17.82
Weighted average exercise price per share for options canceled or expired (in dollars per share)	22.67
Weighted average exercise price per share for options outstanding (in dollars per share)	$ 23.38	$ 19.32
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award Options, Outstanding, Additiona Disclosures [Abstract]
Weighted average remaining contractual term for options outstanding (in years)	4 years 9 months
Aggregated intrinsic value for options outstanding	$ 527
Options exercisable (in shares)	8
Weighted average exercise price per share for options exercisable (in dollars per share)	$ 21.66
Weighted average remaining contractual term for options exercisable (in years)	3 years 2 months
Aggregated intrinsic value for options exercisable	$ 233
Options unvested (in shares)	10
Weighted average exercise price per share for options unvested (in dollars per share)	$ 24.61
Weighted average remaining contractual term for options unvested (in years)	6 years
Aggregate intrinsic value for options unvested	$ 294
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Additional General Disclosures [Abstract]
Total intrinsic value for option exercised	$ 446	$ 198	$ 52
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions and Methodology [Abstract]
Fair Value Assumptions, Method Used	Black-Scholes
Stock options granted (in shares)	2	8	8
Weighted-average grant-date fair values per share (in dollars per share)	$ 18.65	$ 8.68	$ 6.94
Average expected life (in years)	5 years 6 months	5 years 6 months	5 years 6 months
Weighted-average expected volatility (in hundredths)	44.00%	46.00%	47.00%
Weighted-average risk-free interest rate (in thousandths)	2.20%	1.80%	1.70%
Expected dividend yield	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Employee stock option \| Annual vesting periods \| Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Annual vesting rights, percentage	25.00%
Employee stock option \| Annual vesting periods \| Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Annual vesting rights, percentage	33.00%
Employee stock option \| Awards Granted After February 2014
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
General number of years from grant date until stock options expire (in years)	8 years
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Additional Disclosures [Abstract]
ESPP offering period (in months)	8 years
Employee stock option \| Awards Granted Prior to February 2014
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
General number of years from grant date until stock options expire (in years)	6 years
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Additional Disclosures [Abstract]
ESPP offering period (in months)	6 years
Restricted stock award
Restricted Stock Awards activity
Number of Shares - Outstanding (in shares)	19
Number of Shares - Granted (in shares)	4	8	10
Number of Shares - Restrictions lapsed (in shares)	(6)
Number of Shares - Canceled (in shares)	(2)
Number of Shares - Outstanding (in shares)	15	19
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value [Roll Forward]
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share - Outstanding (in dollars per share)	$ 19.78
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share - Granted (in dollars per share)	42.48	$ 18.77	$ 15.40
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share - Restrictions lapsed (in dollars per share)	21.70
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share - Canceled (in dollars per share)	21.93
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share - Outstanding (in dollars per share)	$ 25.18	$ 19.78
Restricted stock awards granted (in shares)	4	8	10
Weighted-average grant-date fair values per share (in dollars per share)	$ 42.48	$ 18.77	$ 15.40
Aggregate vesting-date fair value of shares vested	$ 259	$ 115	$ 71
Performance and Market-based Restricted Stock Awards
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value [Roll Forward]
Restricted award vesting period	3 years
Performance and Market-based Restricted Stock Awards \| Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value [Roll Forward]
Restricted award achievement potential, percentage	0.00%
Performance and Market-based Restricted Stock Awards \| Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value [Roll Forward]
Restricted award achievement potential, percentage	200.00%
Service-based Restrictied Stock Awards
Restricted Stock Awards activity
Number of Shares - Outstanding (in shares)	13
Service-based Restrictied Stock Awards \| Annual vesting periods \| Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Annual vesting rights, percentage	25.00%
Service-based Restrictied Stock Awards \| Annual vesting periods \| Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Annual vesting rights, percentage	33.00%
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares available for future awards (in shares)	33
General number of years from grant date until stock options expire (in years)	6 months
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions and Methodology [Abstract]
Fair Value Assumptions, Method Used	Black-Scholes
Average expected life (in years)	6 months
Weighted-average expected volatility (in hundredths)	43.00%
Weighted-average risk-free interest rate (in thousandths)	2.20%
Expected dividend yield	0.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value [Roll Forward]
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share - Granted (in dollars per share)	$ 14.55
Weighted-average grant-date fair values per share (in dollars per share)	$ 14.55
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Additional Disclosures [Abstract]
ESPP maximum percentage of eligible compensation	10.00%
ESPP purchase price of common stock, percent, first or last trading day of offering period	85.00%
ESPP offering period (in months)	6 months